Identify Brake Levers
06-11-23, 08:36 PM
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Identify Brake Levers
Any idea as to the manufacturer and/or date of this brake lever?
06-11-23, 09:24 PM
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I don't , but I like them. very simple and elegant.
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I'm no expert, so take this with a grain of salt:
My general impression is that this type of brake lever was made by many manufacturers in France in the 40s-50s, maybe earlier.
I have 3 or 4 sets of these, and one set is ever so slightly mismatched- possibly by two different manufacturers though purchased as a set.
They were fairly pedestrian components in their time, so unlikely that anyone lavished the kind of observation and commentary on these as, say,
early Campagnolo components.
I haven't checked, but Velobase is always worth a look.
If you'd like an un-buggered set, PM me- I'm unlikely to ever use mine, and just bought them because I'm curious about this kind of thing...
Interesting side note: Bryant Bainbridge of Specialized was instrumental in designing the Tektro FL750 brake lever- a pretty sweet and affordable
contemporary take on this pattern...
My general impression is that this type of brake lever was made by many manufacturers in France in the 40s-50s, maybe earlier.
I have 3 or 4 sets of these, and one set is ever so slightly mismatched- possibly by two different manufacturers though purchased as a set.
They were fairly pedestrian components in their time, so unlikely that anyone lavished the kind of observation and commentary on these as, say,
early Campagnolo components.
I haven't checked, but Velobase is always worth a look.
If you'd like an un-buggered set, PM me- I'm unlikely to ever use mine, and just bought them because I'm curious about this kind of thing...
Interesting side note: Bryant Bainbridge of Specialized was instrumental in designing the Tektro FL750 brake lever- a pretty sweet and affordable
contemporary take on this pattern...
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06-12-23, 12:46 PM
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They may be LAM if they are not CLB. But the adjusting barrel looks like a Dia Compe artifact.
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I agree with @oneclick; they look like CLB, and CLB levers are often unmarked. I have some unmarked CLB guidonnet levers that look quite similar.
